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Making a connecting flight in English

Everyday English for making a connecting flight. Key line: “Hi, could you check my next flight for me?”

Full script

LinHi, could you check my next flight for me?
ThemSure, what's your final destination and first flight number?
LinI'm going to Chicago, and my first flight was delayed.
ThemOkay, you've got thirty minutes, so we'll need to hustle.
LinCan you tell me which gate I need, before my bag beats me?
ThemGate B12. Your bag's checked through, so it's already ahead.
LinGreat, do I have to go through security again?
ThemNope, just follow the signs; your bag might still win, though.

Key phrases

The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.

Flight help

✓ Could you check my next flight for me?

Polite way to ask staff to check it

Natural at an airport desk

Destination

✓ final destination

Your final city

Staff often ask this first

Checked

✓ checked through

Your bag goes to the end

Your bag goes straight to the final city

Security

✓ go through security again

Pass security one more time

"again" at the end sounds natural

Quick answers

Flight help: what to say in English

Say “Could you check my next flight for me?” — polite way to ask staff to check it. Natural at an airport desk.

Destination: what to say in English

Say “final destination” — your final city. Staff often ask this first.

Checked: what to say in English

Say “checked through” — your bag goes to the end. Your bag goes straight to the final city.

Security: what to say in English

Say “go through security again” — pass security one more time. "again" at the end sounds natural.

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